Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-29
MORNING SESSION.

T. W. Hoch, of Marion, president; y.
Law. OF Baker University, first vice pres1
dent: P. W. Bogardus, Of Garden City, sec
ond president; Perry V. Jenness, o
Leavenworth, secretary; Fred W. Parrot
of Clay Center, assistant secretary. I. W
Houston, of Leavenworth, press secretary
Clarence N. Brown, of Ottawa, and Mis-
TYLER, Of Wyandotte, stenographers.
On motion this report was received ant
adopted.
The following was received and read b,
the secretary:
"ABILENE, Kan, Oct. q, 'S7.
To the Young Mems Christian Association Con'en
| tion.
The English Lutheran Synod OF Kansa
sends greeting God give you consecratlol
and workers. Read first st. John, chapter
| l, verse 5, 6 and z.
| E. F. TRoXELL,
| GEO. D. GoTwALD."
| In response the following was offered by
DIR. Brookes, and sent by the conv ention IL
reply: "The Young Mems Christian associa
ton convention sends thanks and greeting K
the English Lutheran synod of Kansas, anC
asks the brethren to read as an expression o.
the desire of the association in their behalf
Eph. 3.142L-E. W. Hoch chairman, T. V
Jenness secretary"
Greetings were also received from the Sal
| walton army of Kansas. The secretary wa
| instructed to prepare an answer to this, anc
also to send greetings to the several state Y
NJ. c.. A. conventions now in session In the
st ates of Missouri, Minnesota, and the joint
convention Of Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island.
The question OF music in the association
work was opened with q talk by Mr.. E. +,
White, OF Junction City, who reviewed the
history of song in the Bible and the place II
has occupied in evapgelistic work. Several
speakers told of the advantages OF having
good chorus singing and good instrument
tai music. One gentleman regarded music
as preparatory exercise, preparing the
hearts of the participants and hearers for
gospel words. Another said that the first
thing necessary was plenty OF books; next,
plenty Of singers. then good leader. DR..
Brookes warned the young men not to fall Ii
| the formal, perfunctory manner of singing
| now in vogue in the majority or churches
Singing is a great power for good, but II
must be from the heart and have the singers
soul in it. Song services before gospel meet
| ings were recommended by several. The
business committee then reported the order
of exercises for the afternoon and evening.
A meeting of the Young Ladies' Christian
Association was announced for the Presby-
terrain church at 3 p. M. to meet with the
ladies of the city.
The afternoon session was opened by
singing a selection from the Gospel Hymns
the voices of 500 young men filling the church
building with a grand volume Of praise. A
devotional meeting under the lead Of Mr. F.
G. Mitchell, Of Junction City, occupied the
| next fifteen minutes, after which Mr. A
Nash, of Topeka, conducted a model train
| ing class on the first seven chapters of Gene
els, and gave illustrations of how to answer
objections Of unbelievers This was followed
| by paper by Mr.. Charles Lawrence, Of
| Wichita, on "How to secure the funds fol-
the annual current expenses" which is ap
pended:
| 'At best 1 can only give you few hints
the result Of very limited experience, bu
they are from real life and are not theories
or course we must have a committee FOL
this work who will do the greater part oft
but its members should feel at liberty to cal
in outside aid for special occasions as necess
1 D,tc Of hact
on this committee, persons that are vel
known in the community, and that are per
sonally fair minded and generous. 1t is NJ
place for cranks. If you must have them il
the association at all, elect them honorary
members without votes.
| While the financial may not be the mos
important part of our work, still all othel
branches depend upon it to
greater or less extent anC
can not exist without its aid, hence you mus
have a committee that will push the worl
through. From three to five are enough fol
this committee, as no members are needed
for ornament, they can be used to better ad
vantage elsewhere. As soon as possible aftel
the committee is appointed. call them togeth
er to lay out the work. First make a care
full estimate Of the amount you will need fol
the whole year, not forgetting your share fol
state work and liberal allowance for Incl
dentals. Make your estimate liberal. provid
ing for everything you will need and dom
go around 80 raise money for various thing
every little while, or you will wear the peo
pie out. When if they understood that 20,
won't come again for a whole year, they vii
cheerfully give you liberal amount. L
you should have enough funds over TO meet
your expenses for a month or two on the new
year, it will be wonderful help to the new
finance committee and enable you to alway
have money on hand to pay your bills O,
presentation, and with the exception of th
first year you will have no extra amount Il
raise TO do this.
1t viii assist you to have three or foul
separate books for soliciting your pledges
For instance, one for amounts of 500, ont
for those of $50 and one for SO. In thi
way you viii stimulate some to pay thei
share that might not otherwise DO so, for i
the amounts were all in one book and q s.
or Sl00 man wrote his name under 81
pledge, it would be q great temptationt 70 pu
down $40 for himself, and be might think i
was all you needed.
Get good quality Of books for this Toe
books that viii look well and stand service
II you buy Russian bound books that COS
fifty OF seventy-five cents each, so much tn
better, for it will create g.
impression that you are not
cheap, one-horse sffair, but that you hav
come to stay and have go11 backing. Star